Wire-fence tie.



R. A. PRINGLE.

' WIRE FENCE TIE. APPLICATION rILnn JULY 6, 100a.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAY A. PRINGLE, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BURTON A. GARLINGHOUSE, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

WIRE -FENCE TIE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed July 6, 1908. Serial No. 442,132.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAY A. PRINGLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in \Vire- Fence Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in wire fence ties, and its object is to provide a tie that is easily formed by means of dies, to provide a secure and reliable fastening that will not slip on the wires, and to provide the same with various new and useful features hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which;

Figure 1 is an elevation of a device embodying my invention; Fig. 2 an inverted plan view of the same; and Fig. C.) an elevation showing the side opposite to Fig. I.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

1 represents a strand wire and 2 a stay wire of a wire fence. The tie consists of a single piece of wire having the major portion of its length formed in an involute coil 3 which engages the respective wires 1 and 2 at the non-adjacent sides at points substantially equidistantfrom the crossing thereof. The coiled portion of this wire overlaps a short distance near the outer end thereof and constitutes a true involute coil with its outer end for a considerable distance in the plane of the coil and in contact therewith, and the end at of this coil terminates opposite the wire 1 and engages the same alongside of the involute portion 3. The remaining portion of this wire bent inward within the coil and extends in a reverse curve as at 5 across both wires near where they cross, and terminates with its other end outside of the involute portion and engaging the same,

and also engaging the side of the wire 1 whereby the coil is bound transversely which prevents spreading of the coil.

This form of tie has no very abrupt bend in it and is thus very readily formed by means of dies in the machine.

The involute portion being bent laterally, as shown in Fig. 2, will not slide longi tudinally of the wire 1, and the ends a and (3 being oppositely engaged with the wire 1, prevents lateral movement of the tie on the same. Furthermore the ends are so disposed relative to the involute coil and the strand wire that they do not project, and are quite securely held in place.

hat I claim is;

l. A wire fence tie, comprising a single piece of wire formed mainly in an involute coil engaging the crossed fence wires at their non-adjacent sides, and having one end overlapping the coiled portion and also parallel thereto and in contact therewith and the other end extended across the inner part of the coil in a reverse curve and terminating outside the coil, and in the angle between the coil and one of the fence wires.

2. In combination with the crossed wires of a fence, a single piece of wire having its major portion formed in an involute coil with the outer end overlapping the coil and also parallel thereto and in contact there with, and also terminating outside the same and opposite a fence wire, and having its other end bent inward from the coil and extending across the interior of the same in a reverse curve at the same side of both fence wires, and thence, engaging the outside of the coil and one side of a fence wire and both ends terminating in the plane of the coil where it crosses a fence wire.

3. In combination with a strand wire and a stay wire crossed at right angles, a single piece of wire having its main portion formed in an in'volute coil surrounding the crossing of the said wires and engaging the same at their respective non-adjacent sides, said coiled portion overlapping at one end,

said end being parallel to and in contact turned partially around the strand Wire and 10 with the coil, and also in the same plane, contacting the outside of the coiled portion. and also having one end terminating oppo- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature site the strand gpviil'e andl outsideboftthe coil1 in presence of two Witnesses.

the other end 0 t 1e CO1 belng en inwar and extending across the interior of the coil RAY PRINGLE' in a reverse curve to opposite the first de- Witnesses:

scribed end and thence engaging the strand NATHAN E. BAILEY, Wire opposite the coiled portion and thence FRED J. BEAMAN. 

